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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    254 PM  93    2000  71     12       81       
  MINIMUM         58    638 AM  30    1946  50      8       50       
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       66     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1923   0.17  -0.17     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.84  -1.54     2.16     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.17                      8.03  -1.86     7.09     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                     10.45  -3.69     9.42     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.0                       5.7   -2.7      0.8      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      36.4  -22.1     35.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        81    -29       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1298   -308      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   5393                      6091   -698     4833        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        1        
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1        7        
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        23      4       25        
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        23      4       25        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    57           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    38                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1946                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT     
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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